2009 Boko Haram uprising

2009 Boko Haram uprising
Part of Boko Haram insurgency
Date26–29 July 2009
Location
 Nigeria
10°19′01″N 9°51′00″E / 10.317°N 9.85°E / 10.317; 9.85
Result Violence quelled
Belligerents
Boko Haram Nigerian Government
Commanders and leaders
Mohammed Yusuf 
Abubakar Shekau
Bakura Doro		 Umaru Yar'Adua
Ibrahim Geidam
Ali Modu Sheriff
Isa Yuguda
Saleh Maina
Christopher Dega
Casualties and losses
Around 1,000 dead total, mostly civilians
Bauchi
The battles began in Bauchi and quickly spread to Maiduguri, Potiskum and Wudil.

The 2009 Boko Haram uprising was a conflict between Boko Haram, a militant Islamist group, and Nigerian security forces.

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